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Hidden Salamanders
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Hidden Salamanders

Cryptotriton

Cryptotriton or Hidden Salamanders is a genus of salamander in the family Plethodontidae, endemic to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala. Most species in this genus are endangered or critically endangered with Cryptotriton sierraminensis being data deficient according to the IUCN.

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7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Baja Verapaz Salamander

speciesCryptotriton veraepacis

Cortés Salamander

speciesCryptotriton nasalis

Álvarez del Toro's Hidden Salamander

speciesCryptotriton alvarezdeltoroi

Sierra de las Minas Hidden Salamander

speciesCryptotriton sierraminensis

Monzón's Hidden Salamander

speciesCryptotriton monzoni

Cataguana Hidden Salamander

speciesCryptotriton necopinus

Sierra de Xucaneb Hidden Salamander

speciesCryptotriton xucaneborum

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 27637.